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Hello, my name is Damien, and not only am I a Christian and a fan of fantasy novels - I am also an author who writes fantasy novels from a Christian perspective! My first three books, an epic fantasy trilogy known as The Hearthmark Chronicles, were published by Monolith Books earlier this year.

Hello everyone! I've been lurking on here for a few days now (Guess that would make me a listener haha), and have loved hearing about all of you! My name is Hannah, I'm in my mid-twenties, and I'm from Wisconsin USA. I love reading for sure, and writing, and enjoy cross-stitching and watching movies. I got to study abroad in Scotland, and that is both the coolest and my favorite place I've been - I'm just waiting now to save the money to go back!

Someone else mentioned that they collect notebooks they don't use, and I felt that deeply XD I guess I also collect books and don't read them, but I'm trying to work on that. I've not had many pets, much less interesting ones, but my family has a dog that I absolutely love <3

I'm not sure what my favorite book or author is (too many to choose from!), but I'm currently reading Dune by Frank Herbert. Its been on my tbr for forever, and the movie has me motivated haha. My favorite book in the Bible is definitely the Gospel of John (!!! So beautiful!!) This year I've praying with John 14:15-21; verse 18 is a doozy. FYI, for my work/hobby I read a lot of different things (not always clean or consistent with the faith), so tread carefully if you check out my shelves for recs.

Pianissimo wrote: "I'm Kendra. 14 yrs., aspiring music artist, song writer, cat adorer, pianist, wannabe novel writer, lover of people, more of a listener, borderline intro/extrovert, I like musicals (Babs Streisand,..."

Hey Kendra! Ha, I like Barbara Streisand!? I'm 13 btw.

nice to meet u!!!!

I love Barbra Streisand! I'm currently trying to figure out how to sing 'Don't Rain On My Parade' without my voice cracking at the end XD

Nice to meet you all!

Mary-Therese wrote: "I love Barbra Streisand! I'm currently trying to figure out how to sing 'Don't Rain On My Parade' without my voice cracking at the end XD"

Haha, I can't sing high pitched songs, I can sing fairly low, but going high my voice either cracks or goes off pitch XD

Its the worst! I can sing moderately high songs, but a while ago I had a sore throat and a runny nose and my voice hasn't gotten better yet :'(

:((

Rinee wrote: "Hi everyone!
I¡¯m Rine, I¡¯m 22 and I¡¯m French.
I like arts (illustration, ballet, songs, classical music and such).
One of the coolest place I¡¯ve been to is The Old Lyon district. Me and my sister ..."

Such an awesome verse to choose...Amen and welcome :)

Lily wrote: "Grace wrote: "Lily wrote: "Hello and welcome! I'd love to know more about you! What's your name? How old are you? Where are you from? What are some of your hobbies/interests? What's the coolest pla..."

My pleasure!

Haha, yep, but I'm good with either! No, it's really easy for me since I'm homeschooled and can devote more time to my college classes rather than having to balance them and high school classes...plus, since I'm at tech school, I'm able to earn my TCC before I even graduate high school! And it's free, soooo... ;) Aw, man, I dunno! If you could, that would be great!

I'll admit, I was that way at first, but the older I've gotten and the more I've read it, the better I understand it! I'd be welcome to share my thoughts with you, if you'd like!

Haha. Well...I'm still a beginner, but I do enjoy it! Aah, glad to know I'm not the only one! XD

Hi everyone! I'm Mary-Faith, in my early twenties, and from the US! I'm so happy I found this group! :)

I'm in college, so my main hobby is studying. XD When I actually have free time, I love reading (obviously), writing, watching movies, and making playlists.

Three fun facts...hmmm...
1. I'm definitely a listener! I'm very quiet and introverted and am fine spending time alone.
2. I actually haven't had many pets at all because I'm allergic to pretty much anything with fur. I did have a succession of beta fish when I was very young. Because I don't spend much time around them, I've always been a bit afraid of dogs, but within the past few years I've started to like them more and could even see myself owning one in the future (hypo-allergenic, of course).
3. I wouldn't say this is a "fun" fact, but I've lived with multiple chronic illnesses for most of my life. That's a big part of who I am and what I do, but it's also one of the biggest ways I've seen God working in my life.

When people ask me in person what my favorite book is I actually start panicking and can't remember anything I've ever read. XD But since I have a minute to think about it now...I love Pride & Prejudice, Little Women, The Lunar Chronicles, The Codebreakers, and sooooo many others!!

My favorite book of the Bible is probably Esther, but I also love reading the Gospels and learning more about Jesus's life on earth. One verse that has always just really stuck with me is Romans 1:16, although I could definitely make a list of favorites.

Nice to meet you! I love little women and Lunar Chronicles as well! I've never read Codebreakers. What's it about?

I love anything in Romans!

Madisyn Carlin is a Christian, homeschool graduate, intern editor at AiG, small business owner at Mountain Peak Edits & Design, and author. When she's not spending time with family and adding to her notebook hoard, she weaves tales of redemption, faith, and action.

Oh, goodness. Three fun facts about me? These are always the hardest.
1) My debut novel, "Deceived" (fantasy with a dash of allegory) releases early next year. (I'm already sick with nerves)
2) I love history and consider myself a history nerd.
3) I detest the sea and love the mountains.

My favorite romance author is my mom and my favorite fantasy authors are Jaye L. Knight, Morgan L. Busse, and Gillian Bronte Adams. Favorite book in the Bible is a toss-up between James and the Timothy-s, and the verse I'm clinging to is John 14:27.

Hello, I'm Libby, and I hail from the greater Seattle area in Washington. Obviously, I love to read. I'm also a writer, a pianist, a student of the Word, and runner. The coolest place I've been to? Rural Japan. It's one of the most beautiful, peaceful places on earth (I think).

I'm learning Japanese, though I can certainly read and write more than I can speak. I find Kanji fascinating - my mom was a calligrapher's daughter, so hearing her explanations and watching the sweep of her characters is so interesting. I'm much more of a listener :) My proudest accomplishment... hahaha, well, I work as a waitress at a fairly well-to-do retirement home, where we have to dress up fancy, including ties. It's a trivial matter, but when I watched a YouTube video on how to tie a tie, and then did it beautifully (my dad said, haha) on the first try, that certainly felt like a moment to be proud of. Now you guys who do that all the time go have a good laugh :)

I collect books. My biggest fear is that I would waste my life instead of living for the Kingdom. Some of my favorite words (because it's so hard to pick one) are: Silence, Radiance, Luminous, Ethereal, Scintillating, and Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. Unfortunately, I don't own a pet.

I have too many favorite books... If you want to find my top eleven (fiction), you'll find there here: /review/list...
Favorite authors? J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, Paul Washer, Nadine Brandes, John Piper, Irene Hunt, A.A. Milne.
I don't have a lot of "least favorite"... but I didn't like The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks. And Animal Farm had such a depressing ending, it was hard to appreciate how good it really is.
Favorite books in the Bible are 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Romans, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, and Philippians (among others).
If I have to stick to one passage of Scripture, it would have to be either Philippians 3:7-14 or 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (oops, that was two).

It's lovely to meet the rest of you. Thanks, Lily, for setting this up!

Welcome new people!

Libby wrote: "Hello, I'm Libby, and I hail from the greater Seattle area in Washington. Obviously, I love to read. I'm also a writer, a pianist, a student of the Word, and runner. The coolest place I've been to?..."

Welcome Libby!! We share some of the same interests! Is Japanese pretty hard to learn?

Kara wrote: "Nice to meet you! I love little women and Lunar Chronicles as well! I've never read Codebreakers. What's it about?

I love anything in Romans!"

Nice to meet you too! The Codebreakers is a historical fiction trilogy by Roseanna M. White. Basically, it follows a group of people who worked for a secret government organization in the UK during WWII. They are kind of dramatic though (not nearly as fun as something like TLC XD).

Welcome Clara!!! I¡¯ve played piano for about the same time, it¡¯s just been awhile lol!!! I¡¯m playing violin now. You sound super cool!! Can¡¯t wait to get to know you ?

Hey Clara! you sound awesome! what is you're favorite type of theatre?(plays, musicals, operas....?)

Carsie wrote: "I'm Clara! I'm in my early teens, a homeschooler from North Carolina, a theatre kid that LOVES to read, write, paint, draw, bake, cook, listen to music (classical piano/violin and Christian) and ru..."

u seem really cool, nice to meet u!

Lily wrote: "Issabelle wrote: "WOOHOOO!!!!! I LOOVE THIS FORUM IDEA, LILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oooo, questions, I LOVE questions!!! Bring em on!! Okay, so I'm Issabelle Perry, I'm a teen who enjoys reading, blogging, ..."

Yeah, it's mostly a fun thing. I usually just design book covers, but sometimes I'll do bookmarks, logos, websites for the fun of it, really just about anything.

Hahahahaha, well, I could start a rock band collection. XD Lol, yeah, I don't collect rocks as much as I used to, but I think I've gathered a pretty good collection. ;)

*cough, cough* Maaaaybe. But even though I'm not my own number one fan, at least other people sorta like what I write?? You'll have to ask my betas to confirm if they do or don't. XDD

Awww I'm SO glad!!!!

OF COURSE!!! I AM SUUPER excited to see where this goes!!! We've needed a Christian fantasy forum for a while. ;P (Aww, girl, that's TOTALLY okay. Definitely take your time, but keep me updated. :) )

Carsie wrote: "I'm Clara! I'm in my early teens, a homeschooler from North Carolina, a theatre kid that LOVES to read, write, paint, draw, bake, cook, listen to music (classical piano/violin and Christian) and ru..."

What up Clarclar! ;)
Yess I do know this fantastic awesome introverted human being!
:D

Hey, my name is Nicki, I'm in my early twenties and I'm from Ohio. I'm a writer, video game player, and artist. I've been to this park with a half finished castle and beautiful hiking trails, definitely one of the top locations I've ever been.

I'm a collector of basically everything. Music CDs, trading cards, I have like a hundred Star Wars action figures. Like I said, everything.

I'm the self published author of eight books.

I'm a dog person with the disposition of a cat.

My favorite author is going to have to be Janette Rallison, but I'm also a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, Jennifer A. Nielsen, and Mary Weber. My least favorite author is Rick Riordan. And my favorite book of the Bible is Psalms.

Nicki wrote: "Hey, my name is Nicki, I'm in my early twenties and I'm from Ohio. I'm a writer, video game player, and artist. I've been to this park with a half finished castle and beautiful hiking trails, defin..."

omg... i love jennifer neilson tooooo!!!!

yessss Jennifer Nielsen is amazing!

AHHHHHHH SAME I LOVEEEEEEE JENNIFER NEILSEN! SHE'S SUCH A GREAT AUTHOR- everyone should def read her books

Nicki wrote: "Hey, my name is Nicki, I'm in my early twenties and I'm from Ohio. I'm a writer, video game player, and artist. I've been to this park with a half finished castle and beautiful hiking trails, defin..."

welcome btw ;)

i love how everyone commented about only Jennifer Neilson

Mary-Faith wrote: "Kara wrote: "Nice to meet you! I love little women and Lunar Chronicles as well! I've never read Codebreakers. What's it about?

I love anything in Romans!"

Nice to meet you too! The Codebreakers ..."

Sounds cool!

Hi, nice to meet you Ivy. And yes this group is a lot of fun!!!

Welcome! Can¡¯t wait for you to join the fun! ?

Ivy wrote: "Hiya! I'm Ivy. I'm a homeschooled Christian, a Star Wars enthusiast, and a Narnia fangirl. I go to the library way to much, and check out more books than I will ever read. This group looks fun:)"

Hi Ivy!!!! I'm so happy you joined! Here's a big welcome! ?

Welcome Ivy!!! Narnia fan girl over here too :)

Hi Ivy! Welcome ;)
I love your name btw

Hey everyone, I'm Ella from Canada!
I really like C.S. Lewis, Ruta Sepetys, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M Montgomery, and Melanie Dickerson...And more.

Hey Ella!! That¡¯s so awesome!!! Welcome :)

Ella wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Ella from Canada!
I really like C.S. Lewis, Ruta Sepetys, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M Montgomery, and Melanie Dickerson...And more."

ooohh those are some good authors, nice to meet you!

Libby wrote: "Hello, I'm Libby, and I hail from the greater Seattle area in Washington. Obviously, I love to read. I'm also a writer, a pianist, a student of the Word, and runner. The coolest place I've been to?..."

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I live in Tokyo. That's so cool you're learning Japanese. You're actually the first person I've seen so far who can speak it! I would love to converse in ÈÕ±¾ÕZ if you ever feel like it. ? (No pressure, though!)

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Carsie wrote: "Avery wrote: "Welcome Clara!!! I¡¯ve played piano for about the same time, it¡¯s just been awhile lol!!! I¡¯m playing violin now. You sound super cool!! Can¡¯t wait to get to know you ?"

Mary-Therese ..."

Violin is pretty amazing! (But cello is always better :D)

Carsie wrote: "Ella wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Ella from Canada!
I really like C.S. Lewis, Ruta Sepetys, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M Montgomery, and Melanie Dickerson...And more."

You have great taste ..."

Agreed!!!

Pianissimo wrote: "Libby wrote: "Hello, I'm Libby, and I hail from the greater Seattle area in Washington. Obviously, I love to read. I'm also a writer, a pianist, a student of the Word, and runner. The coolest place..."

Hey, so nice to meet you, Pianissimo :) I grew up hearing Japanese quite often, so I don't find it difficult when I apply myself... which I don't always ? The hardest thing is probably learning all the kanji characters, and for me, speaking fluently. As sentences get more complex, it's harder for me to pick out the meanings. Do you speak any other languages?

Ella wrote: "Libby wrote: "Hello, I'm Libby, and I hail from the greater Seattle area in Washington. Obviously, I love to read. I'm also a writer, a pianist, a student of the Word, and runner. The coolest place..."

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I'm so happy to meet you, Ella! I'm afraid I'm not very fluent... but I would love to try and talk with you in ÈÕ±¾ÕZ :) Thanks for reaching out!

Lily wrote: "Carsie wrote: "Ella wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Ella from Canada!
I really like C.S. Lewis, Ruta Sepetys, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M Montgomery, and Melanie Dickerson...And more."

You ha..."

Thanks :)

Carsie wrote: "Ella wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Ella from Canada!
I really like C.S. Lewis, Ruta Sepetys, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M Montgomery, and Melanie Dickerson...And more."

You have great taste ..."

Yes! I third that! XD

Carsie wrote: "Kara wrote: "Carsie wrote: "I'm Clara! I'm in my early teens, a homeschooler from North Carolina, a theatre kid that LOVES to read, write, paint, draw, bake, cook, listen to music (classical piano/..."

hahahaha. In the words of Aramis...."I accept the description"

Woah, there are two Ella's here!

I didn't notice wow! :0

Hi everyone! I¡¯m Emily!
I¡¯d rather not share my age but I will say that I am a younger person lol!
I¡¯m from ?America?
I love to read(obviously)
And i love dancing ballet, play piano, watch Doctor who or Sherlock bbc, or ANYTHING MARVEL. I also love listening to kpop!
I¡¯m not sure what the coolest place I¡¯ve been to is, but i really loved the Disneyland in Paris, France!
I actually can speak a couple languages!
I¡¯m fluent in English, and French
And I¡¯m learning Latin and Korean right now!
I¡¯m a bit of both (listener and talker) but it really depends on who I¡¯m with.
My proudest accomplishment? It¡¯s probably becoming more outgoing this past summer, it was my summer goal and I did really good! ?
I collect snow globes from all the places my dad has traveled!(he¡¯s a missionary and he does illusions to illustrate the gospel all over the world!)
My biggest fear? Probably losing all of my friends and family.
My favorite word is probably ¡°betwixt¡± it means between and idk y I like it lol
I¡¯ve never actually had a pet, but I REALLY want a hedgehog!!!
I really can¡¯t choose my favorite book, but some of my favorites are story thieves!
My favorite author is probably Shannon messenger bc she reminds me of myself lol
My least favorite book is probably the Unwanteds¡­ idk why but it¡¯s just not my fav!
I don¡¯t think I have a least favorite author!
My favorite book of the Bible is probably 1st John
The verse I most relate to rn is probably 1st John 4:7! And this has gotten SUPER long so I¡¯m going to go now! Bye!!!!

Emily wrote: "Hi everyone! I¡¯m Emily!
I¡¯d rather not share my age but I will say that I am a younger person lol!
I¡¯m from ?America?
I love to read(obviously)
And i love dancing ballet, play piano, watch Doctor ..."

nice to have you here, Emily!